Bonjour!! Salut!! Ca va? That's all the French I now….yet!! Sorry I haven't updated but things have just gotten on top of me. The reviews were positive and I decided to NOT delete this story…… Hope you like.
EDWARD CULLEN
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My head snapped up at the sound of my voice as an instinct. The sudden movement, however made my chair legs slide of the floor and fall. I landed on my back with a loud thud.
""Uggh," I groaned, trying to get up with little success, only looking like a turtle on it's back. Pathetic. I heard a soft chuckle above me and I scowled to myself. Cocky, arrogant, jerk. Looking up I gasped.
"Edward?" I asked, my voice wary. He laughed again and held out his hand. Taking it gratefully, he pulled me up and to my feet.
"What are you doing here?" I hissed as I smoothed down my shirt. He rose a perfect eyebrow and looked at me carefully.
"I work here, Bella. Why are you here?" My heart seemed to burst into a sprint when he said my name in his velvety, smooth voice.
"I work here too," I answered, looking down at my small desk, purposely. He followed my gaze and his eyes widened a fraction. His head snapped to my bosses office and back.
"Here," His voice was disbelieving. My head cocked to the side. What was he trying to say?
"Yes. Why wouldn't I work here," I snapped angrily. He was about to answer when Maggie walked over to us smiling deviously at the sight of our little bickering match.
"Ah, Bella. I see you met Mister Cullen. You're boss," She said, laying a hand on my desk and patting me on the shoulder. My jaw fell open and my eyes widened. My hand flew up and I jabbed Edward in the chest.
"You. You," I shouted, poking him each time. He smirked and grabbed my wrist tightly. I tried to yank free but he just kept his iron grip on it.
"Yes and if you poke me again you'll be out of a job," He grinned cockily. He let my hand drop and I had to stop myself from wiping that stupid, ,little smile off of his face.
"Well I see there will be no problems like the last four, Eddie as this woman seems to loath you," Maggie laughed. Edward's eyes never left mine.
"Don't call me Eddie," He growled. Her tinkling laughter filled my ears as she walked back to her big desk. I glowered at Edward hardly and he continued to smirk.
"Get me my coffee, Bella," He said before turning on his heel and walking into his office. I scowled after him and poked out me tongue childishly. I turned on my heel and walked towards the end of the office where a coffee machine was located.
"Get me my coffee Bella," I mimicked, that sounded nothing like him really, but I was too angry to care. I grabbed one of the porcelain coffee cups and put it under the tube. I pressed the button and was greeted with the delicious scent of coffee. How did he like it? I thought as it reached the top. Black or…I pulled away the cup, however the boiling water didn't stop and it caught my skin.
"Crap, crap, crap,"I shouted as it hit my sensitive skin. It burned as I left down his cup and grabbed a tissue to wipe away the remaining droplets.
A stray tear ran down my cheek as I walked back towards Edward's office, his coffee in my hand that was now throbbing and burning badly.
With my good hand I knocked on his glass door and walked in. My eyes still stinging. Edward was sitting behind a large wooden desk. The room was large and had the essence of a woman's touch with the furniture in it. I walked over to him, stumbling only once. I put the coffee in front of him. He had been reading some paperwork but now looked up at me, annoyance obvious on him beautiful face.
"I don't drink it like…," He trailed off catching sight of my red hand. He caught it gently and rubbed his thumb over, touching it only briefly not causing me any pain. I gasped as my heart started beating much to fast. Stupid heart.
"Oh, Bella! What have you done to yourself?" He said softly, his voice laced with concern. I sighed and jerked my hand back. I quickly wiped away the tear away and picked up the coffee again.
"Sorry. How do you like your coffee," I sniffed. He looked at me disbelievingly. He quickly stood up and grabbed my hand, the good one.
"Sit here. I'll get you the first aid kit," He said soothingly. I jerked away.
"I don't need your babying," I spat. His face grew hard.
"You are hurt. I'm just going to…," I cut him off briskly and retorted harshly.
"I can look after myself perfectly well. Thank you very much," I snarled, turning on my heel and walking out the door, slamming it shut behind me.
I was now sitting at my desk going through a mountain of paperwork from the last secretary who was kind enough to leave for me. I hadn't seen Edward since the incident this morning and hadn't spoken to any one either. In to much of a fowl mood to engage any others in a conversation. Can you say making a good conversation.
It was now 10.45 and I was finishing up in fifteen minutes and I was thankful for it. I sighed and slammed down my pen on my paper and pinched the bridge of my nose. Closing my eyes I leaned back in my chair.
"Excuse me," A snotty voice came. I remembered that voice from somewhere. It belonged to someone I never wanted to see again. Never, ever, ever…
"Bella! Oh my God! It's you," She said squeakily. I growled under my breath and opened my eyes reluctantly.
"Tanya! How are you," I asked, coping her tone of fake enthusiasm. We went to the same collage and let's just say we did not get on to well.
"Oh, you know I'm good! I own my company now so…And I see you are..Working as a secretary! How nice," She laughed arrogantly. My fingers twitched at my side. Just one slap. Just to take that smug little smile off of her scrawny little face,
"Yeah, It's great! Pays good so..and it's beside where I live so, yeah it's great," I smiled forcedly. She smirked and out came another annoying question.
"You live around here? I here it's unbelievingly low rent," She said, horrified. A growl passed through my lips and I quickly straightened myself up.
"I live with Jasper and Emmett and his girlfriend Rosalie," I smiled, knowing I had hit a sore spot. Jasper and Emmett seemed to attract her to no extent and they were just repulsed by her. Her huffed and flipped her strawberry blond hair behind her shoulder.
I once thought she was beautiful looking but then she opened her nasty little mouth and her ugliness really showed. Sure if she kept her snide little comments to herself she would he a 'catch' but please who in there right mind would jump in bed with her.
"Why you here?" I asked tiredly. Hoping she wouldn't be recurring here on a day to day basis. I think I would have to quit if she did.
"Date," She said with a giggle. "I just met him today," She smiled dreamily.
I'm bringing sexy back, yeah
Them other boys don't know how to act, yeah
I think it's special what's behind your back
So turn around and I'll pick up the slack
I held up a finger and picked up my phone. I smiled at apologetically and she just rolled her eyes.
"Hey, Em! What's up," I laughed as I saw her face light up then darken at the name. Priceless.
"Nothing, you?" He asked confused at my somewhat chipper mood. I cast a look at Lauren she was looking at her nails though I knew she was listening intently to our conversation.
"I'm at work and guess who I'm talking to now?" I mimicked Tanya's voice and I saw her scowl at her nails.
"No way!" He boomed into the phone. He knew straight away as we -Jasper, Emmett and I- would mimic her all the time.
"Way," I scoffed before chuckling.
"So, um, your off work soon right?" I already knew where this conversation was going and I was way too tired and irritated to go out clubbing with the group. I was about to answer him when I saw a Edward walk out of his office and lock it. Lauren rushed over to him and he bent down and kissed her on the cheek.
"You look lovely," He purred. She laughed and fanned herself with her hand. I gagged slightly. Edward glowered at me and then he saw my hand which was now bandaged up. I huffed and pouted.
"Ready, Edward?" She said in a voice I think she considered seductive. I held up my phone so Emmett could her. I could her him laughing in the background.
"Goodnight, Bella. We are going clubbing," He said matter of factly. I looked at him coldly and nodded stiffly.
"Night, boss," I snapped. Anger boiled my blood as I thought of him and her. I mean was I just one in a list of girls he had slept with this month? This week? I was never that girl. I didn't sleep with anyone. Ugghh stupid alcohol.
"Bella," Tanya said uninterested and hooked her arm around Edward's. I made a face behind their backs as they walked away. I put my cell against my ear quickly almost having forgotten about him.
"Emmett. Have you told Jasper where we meeting up?" I asked quickly. Their was a small pause.
"Yes," He said, almost ashamed. I grinned and ran a hand through my hair.
"Tell him to pick me up. I have to get changed and then we will meet you there," I said, smiling at the thought of getting away from my thoughts that seemed to circulate around my womanizing boss.
"Okay. See you then, Bells," Hearing the smile in his voice I quickly added.
"And no drink…at least not too much," I said loudly. I was so not having another one night stand. They came back to bit you in the ass. Damn karma.
"See you later," His boisterous laughter rung through my ears before the line went dead. I flicked my phone shut and picked my pen up once again. I wrote for five more long minutes before I knew it was time to go home. I got up and stretched. I walked out to the elevator saying goodbye to Maggie and another quiet girl who I had muttered my greetings today.
"Miss independent ,
Miss self- sufficient,
Miss keep your distance
I had loved this song since it came out but hadn't heard it in months it just popped into my head and I sung it under my breath as there was no other person in the large elevator. Thankfully I was slightly claustrophobic. Rosalie witnessed this first hand when we went on a girls trip to Poland. We went to the salt mines and then had to take this shabby, tiny, jam packed elevator up maybe a couple hundred feet. She had to bring me to the hospital and I had to get oxygen. Dampened our mood.
I walked through the lobby and out the front door for the second time. The cold night hair caught me off guard and I shivered violently. I wrapped my arms around myself trying to warm my skin, that was already covered in goose bumps. I was there less than a minute when Jasper pulled up. He leaned over and opened my door for me, from the inside. I sat in quickly and slammed the door.
Jasper looked at me sympathetically and turned up the heat. I smiled at him thankfully, leaned over and kissed his cheek briefly before putting on my seat belt. He laughed before speeding out of the parking lot and back home.
Tada!!
Chapter Two!The song Bella is singing is Miss Independent by Kelly Clarkson keep that in your head I'll be referring to that song quiet a lot as I feel it fits my story quiet well. I know Tanya is OOC but she was supposed to be Lauren but then I remembered I had Lauren already in and so I wanted to add Tanya as a bhhehe Enjoy? Review!
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